Reversible cover and fastening for cases, &amp;c.



PATENTED NOV. 29', 1904.

M. J. BARTLETT.

REVERSIBLE COVER AND FASTBNING FOR GASES, 6m.

APPLICATION FILED PEB. 5, 1904.

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MARCUS J. BAR'ILETT, OF CHMACC, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TC STAMM t C0., OFNEW YCRK, N.

Patented November 29, 1F04..

H. KOI-1N- REVERSIBLE COVER AND FASTENING FFiCASES, 6to.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 775,960, dated November29, 1904.

Application filed February 5, 1904i Serial No. 192,204. No inodelfl To/tZZ mlm/lt t 'nutg/ concern:

, Be it known that l, MARCUS J. BAR'rLnrrT, a citizen of the United,States ot' America, and a resident otl Chicago, in the county of Cookand State ot' Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reversible Covers and Fastenings for Cases, cc., oi' which thefollowing is a speciiication.

My invention is particularly adapted for use on laundry-baskets orpacking-cases which are to be shipped to an agent or consignee andafterward returned to the iirst shipper.

' 'The main objects oi my invention are to provide a suitable reversiblecover upon one face of which may be permanently aiiixed the name andaddress of the lirst shipper, to whom the package is to be returned, andupon the other face of which may be placed the address of the agent orconsignee to whom the package is sent bythe first shipper', and toprovideimproved locking means which may be readily applied with eitherface of the cover turned upwardly.

I accomplish these objects by the device shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan of a laundry-basket embodyingmy invention. Fig. 2is a side elevation of same. Fig. 3 is a top plan ofone of the locking members which are secured to the cover. Fig. 4 is anenlarged view et' one of the coacting locking members and handlessecured to the body oi the basket, the handles being shown in the sameposition as in Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 5is an elevation of saidhandle. Fig.6 is a top plan of the locking member secured to the cover on the endopposite the locking member shown in Fig. 3.

In the device shown the body ofthe laundrybasket 1 is provided with acover 2, which on one face thereof has permanently marked the address ofthe owner or shipper, as indicated by the dotted lines at 3 in Fig'. 1.On the opposite face of said cover is a tag with the name of theconsignee, as indicated at 11 in Said cover is reversible and may belocked upon the basket 1 through the locking means thereto attached. Thebody or' the basket l has rigidly secured thereto on each side a handle5, having its attaching-plate 6 provided with a socket '7 for receivingthe projections 8 or 9 ot' the locking members secured to the cover 2.One otl said locking members consists of the plate 10, the tongue 11,and the projection B, which may be cast in one piece. This is secured tothe cover by inserting the tongue 11 between the body ot' the cover andthe brace 12 and rivetingsame, as indicated at 13, through the aperture111 of the tongue 11. The other locking 1nember has a plate 15 providedwith a tongue 16, which is likewise riveted between the brace 12 and thebody oi' the cover at the opposite end. The plate 15 is provided withthe apertured ears 17 and 18. The locking-arm 19 is pivoted to the ear18 and has an aperture 2O arranged to register with the aperture in theear 17 in suitable manner to apply a padlock for locking the partstogether, as indicated at 21 in Fig. 1. The shoulder 22 pre vents thepadlock from swinging around to a position at the side where a largepadlock might interfere with the raising' oi the handle 5 on its pivotalconnections 23. rI he plates 6 of the handle are apertured at 24 andriveted to the body 1 oi' the basket.

The operation of my device is as follows: Assuming that the basket isused by a laundry, the cover will lirst:be attached, as shown in Fig. l,with the name ot' the agent exposed, as at 1. The cover is attached byinserting the projection 8 into the aperture 7 on one of thehandle-plates (5. The other .end of the cover is then lowered with thelocking-arm 19 in the open position, as shown in Fig. 6. Said arm isthen swung inwardly until the apertures 17 and 2O register with theprojection 9, seated in the aperture 7 ot' the plate 6 at this end ot'the basket. A padlock will then be attached through the apertures 2()and 17, as indicated in Fig. 1. The agent, who will be provided with akey, will remove the padlock and cover, and when he wishes to reship thebasket will reattach the cover in the reverse position with the addresso1' the laundry, as at 3, on the top of the cover. Said cover will thenbe similarly locked to the body 1 ot' the basket.

It is plain that the invention may be applied to other packages, boxes,crates, &c., as Well as to laundry-baskets.

It will be understood that numerous details of the device shown maybe'altered Without departing from the spirit of my invention. Itherefore do not connue myself to such details except as hereinafterlimited in the claims.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,isA

l. A device of the class described comprising a bodypart open at oneside, a reversible cover fitting said open side, a piece on the bodypart extending across the edge of the cover and having therein a socketlocated centrall y of the thickness ofthe edge of the cover, an armpivoted to the cover at one side of the socket and having a projectionadapted to engage the socket and secure the cover with either faceexposed, and fastening' means at the other side of the cover,substantially as described.

2. A device of the class described comprising a body part open at oneside, a reversible `cover fitting said open side, a pair of socketpieceson the body part located at opposite sides of the cover and arrangedsymmetrically thereof, each of said socket-pieces extending across theedge of the cover and having therein a socket located centrally of thethickness of the cover, a fixed projection on one edge of the cover,lying in the plane of the cover and adapted to engage one of saidsockets, and an arm pivoted to the other edge of the cover and having aprojection adapted to engage the other socket and secure the cover Witheither face exposed, substantially as described.

3. A device of the class described comprising a body part open at oneside, a reversible cover fitting said open side, a piece on the bodypart extending' across the edge of the cover and having therein a socketlocated centrally of the thickness of the edge of the cover,

an arm pivoted to the cover at one side of the socket'a'nd having aprojection adapted to engage t'he socket and secure the cover Witheither face exposed, fastening means at the other side of the cover, andmeans for locking said arm and preventing the projection from beingwithdrawn from the socket, substantially as described.

4. A device of the class described comprising a body part open at oneside, a reversible cover fitting said open side, a piece on the bodypart extending across the edge of the cover and having therein a socketlocated centrally of the thickness of the edge ofthe cover, an armpivoted to the cover at one side of the socket and having a projectionadapted to engage the socket and secure the cover with either faceexposed, fastening means at the other side of the cover, and said armand body part having apertnred parts adapted to register with each otherfor receiving a padlock when the projection is seated in the socket,substantially as described.

5. A device of the class described comprising a body part open at oneside, a reversible cover fitting said open side, a piece on the bodypart extending across the edge of' the cover, an arm pivoted to the edgeof' the cover on a transverse axis and lying in the plane of the cover,said arm and piece being reciprocally formed for engagement with eachother for securing the cover to the body part with either face of thecover exposed, means for locking the arm against being Withdrawn fromengagement with said piece, and fastening means at the other side of thecover, substantially as described.

Signed at Chicago this 27 th day of January, 1904.

MARCUS J. BARTLETT.

Witnesses WM. R. RUMMLEP., GLEN C. STErHENs.

